Dona Sarkar was teasing for a build release on Friday, but we now have confirmation that there will be no new builds this week as well. The reason being that the team needs more time for internal testing.

Observe:

#WindowsInsiders, we need more internal testing before we can release our current build candidate to you and we are going to spend a LOT of selfhost hours on this this weekeend. Have a wonderful weekend! <3

Of course, if you have been following the Windows Insider Program for any considerable length of time, you likely know that there are long stretches where Redmond does not release new preview versions.

And the reason, almost always, is breaks.

Of both kinds.

Sometimes, it is the Windows development team taking time off due to holidays, but more commonly, it is when things fail due to bugs. This time around there have been multiple issues that prevented the build candidate from being pushed out.

Starting with problems with UWP apps to a strange phenomenon that saw some users enrolled in the Skip Ahead ring from being kicked out. Both have been fixed:

Yes, we fixed the rings issue on our side. If anyone is still seeing the "You've been removed from Skip Ahead" message, please ping me. There have been NO changes to your rings. https://t.co/NYjp1rcOcI

However, as the status update above makes clear, the Windows Insider team will pull overtime this weekend to correct all issues with the build candidate. All signs point to some solid action next week, and good things are expected.